SHOOTS Synonyms: 341 Similar and Opposite Words

shoots 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shoot

as in fires

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

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as in blasts

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly

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as in pops

to strike with a missile from a gun hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season

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as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

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as in photographs

to take a photograph of shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted

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as in casts

to throw or give off suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks

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as in shouts

to voice one's opinions freely with force you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot

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as in sprinkles

to mark with small spots especially unevenly hazel eyes that were brown shot with green

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as in sends

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news

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shoots

2 of 2

noun

plural of shoot

as in limbs

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making

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as in pains

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down

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Recent Examples of shoots

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Before Wolverine can intervene, Trask shoots Essex, who’s left clinging to life. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Test your courage on the resort’s La Chute slide, which stands 65 feet high and shoots you down at 45 mph, or float down the Big River, the Pump House’s version of a non-lazy river marked by rapids and strong currents. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026 One of the riders appears to pull out a pistol and shoots the influencer point blank. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Then Indiana Jones looks at him, sighs, pulls out a gun and just shoots him. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, over in London, Tina Fey shoots scenes for the upcoming sixth season of Only Murders in The Building. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 Folarin Balogun of the United States shoots during the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 match between the USA and Belgium in Seattle, July 6, 2026. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026 The video shows the bear rushing Koerwitz, who grabs a can of bear spray and shoots it at the bear. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 Details emerge after an ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 10 July 2026

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Dahlias should be fertilized every three to four weeks with a low-nitrogen fertilizer (such as a 5-10-10) from early spring (once roots and shoots are well-established) until late summer. — The Spruce, 13 Aug. 2026 Models posed against the stone walls for shoots in Elle and W. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx shoots from between Bridget Carleton #6 and Megan Dileo #17 of the Portland Fire during the second quarter at Moda Center on August 12, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The crew, including local Kenyan filmmaker Faith Musembi, logged nearly 1,400 filming days across 52 shoots — the most time ever spent in the field exclusively following a single pride. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 Each one includes Tiafoe in campaigns requiring photo and video shoots. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 On-location film shoots dropped 13% in the second quarter from a year earlier, according to FilmLA. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The production crew recreated scenes of New York City to tie in with the on-location shoots in Glasgow. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026 Additionally, prune back any vertical shoots to maintain an open, productive structure. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026

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Jeanie Buss fires her siblings, Part 2 Less than a month after the NBA approved Walter’s takeover, the Lakers fired Joey and Jesse Buss.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The fact is, MLB’s next expansion derby isn’t going to be won by the city that wakes up after Commissioner Rob Manfred fires the starting gun.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of fires

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On a scorching August afternoon in south Texas, Bekah Hinojosa, the co-founder of the South Texas Environmental Justice Center, blasts the A/C in her car.

— August 17, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
These events occur when extremely hot underground water suddenly turns into steam, expands, and blasts apart the surrounding rock.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of blasts

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Other law enforcement agencies laud the technology, which photographs moving vehicles, and uses software to convert license plate numbers and other vehicle details into storable, searchable data.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
This white dress from Ashley Graham photographs so well against blue water, terracotta rooftops, or a sunset.

— Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

Definition of photographs

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During the eclipse, Earth moves between the moon and the sun and casts a shadow onto the moon, according to NASA.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
As Chris Buker, Miral’s vice president of strategic planning and revenue management, explains, the segment casts a powerful spell.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of casts

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That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of shouts

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Kemery sprinkles the tiny seeds either in late fall or very early spring, when there’s still a chance of frost, since cold spells offer the best germination.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026